Bern Wankdorf railway station

Bern Wankdorf
The station platforms in 2010
General information
Location	Bern Switzerland
Coordinates	46°58′4.148″N 7°27′55.674″E
Elevation	549 m (1,801 ft)
Owned by	Swiss Federal Railways
Line(s)	Bern–Lucerne line Bern–Thun line Biel/Bienne–Bern line Mittellandlinie Olten–Bern line
Distance	103.0 km (64.0 mi) from Basel SBB[1]
Platforms	2 island platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks	6
Train operators	BLS AG
Connections	Tram line 9 BERNMOBIL buses RBS buses [2]
Construction
Parking	8
Other information
Station code	BNWD
Fare zone	100 (Libero)[3]
Passengers
2022	12'800 per weekday[4] (BLS, SBB, SOB)
Services
Preceding station Bern S-Bahn Following station Bern towards Fribourg/Freiburg S1 Ostermundigen towards Thun Bern Terminus S11 Rush-hour service Ostermundigen One-way operation Bern towards Laupen BE S2 Ostermundigen towards Langnau i.E. Bern Terminus S22 Rush-hour service Ostermundigen One-way operation Bern One-way operation Konolfingen towards Langnau i.E. Bern towards Belp S3 Zollikofen towards Biel/Bienne S31 Zollikofen towards Münchenbuchsee or Biel/Bienne Bern towards Thun S4 Zollikofen towards Langnau i.E. S44 Hindelbank towards Solothurn or Sumiswald-Grünen
Location

Bern Wankdorf railway station (German: Bahnhof Bern Wankdorf) is a railway station in the municipality of Bern, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is the first station east of Bern and is an intermediate stop on multiple railway lines.[1]

Layout

Bern Wankdorf is an example of a keilbahnhof; the various lines converge west of the station, and it has separate north and south platforms. In the south, adjacent to Max-Dätwyler-Platz, are an island platform and a side platform, serving tracks 1–3. Track 4 is reserved for future expansion. These platforms serve trains on the Bern–Thun line. In the north are another island platform and side platform, serving tracks 5–7. These platforms serve trains on the Biel/Bienne–Bern and Olten–Bern lines.[5]

History

The station was expanded between 2016–2023 as part of the Wylerfeld "unbundling" project (German: Entflechtung Wylerfeld), which created a new flying junction for the Bern–Thun line directly west of the station. Another station platform and track were built to accommodate planned additional service, with room for yet another track on the south side of the station.[6]

Services

The following services stop at Bern Wankdorf:[7]

• Bern S-Bahn:
  • S1: half-hourly service between Fribourg/Freiburg and Thun.
  • S11: two daily rush-hour services on weekdays to Bern.
  • S2: half-hourly service between Laupen BE and Langnau.
  • S22: rush-hour service on weekdays between Bern and Langnau.
  • S3: half-hourly service between Belp and Biel/Bienne.
  • S31: rush-hour service between Münchenbuchsee or Biel/Bienne and Belp.
  • S4: hourly service between Thun and Langnau.
  • S44: hourly service between Thun and Solothurn or Sumiswald-Grünen.

References

1. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 66. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
2. "Liniennetz Bern" (PDF) (in German). libero. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
3. "Zonenplan Plan des Zones" (PDF) (in German and French). Libero. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
4. "Passagierfrequenz (2022)". Bern, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
5. "Bern Wankdorf" (PDF) (in German). SBB. July 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
6. "«Entflechtung Wylerfeld» – Neuer Tunnel entflechtet in Bern den Bahnverkehr". Berner Zeitung (in German). 31 August 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
7. "Abfahrt: Bahnhof Bern Wankdorf" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways (in German). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2024.

External links

• Media related to Bern Wankdorf railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Bern Wankdorf railway station – SBB